Trilobite Sterling Silver Cufflinks 12x10mm
Elrathia Trilobite fossil set in a handsome pair of sterling silver cufflinks.
Cufflink fronts measure approximately 20x17mm and come with a classic toggle fastening. Height including toggle fastening is 23mm. Trilobite measures 12x10mm.
Comes with a Two Skies jewellery box and story card. Perfect gift for a groomsman, executive or snappy dresser!
Dug by hand in Utah, this Elrathia species, Trilobite fossil is a remarkable, hard-shelled, segmented creatures that existed over 520 million years ago in the Earth's ancient seas! Although all extinct now, (they went extinct before dinosaurs even came into existence!) they represent among the first explosions of biological diversity that this amazing planet of ours has generated over time.
Until the early 1900s, the Ute Native Americans of Utah wore these trilobites, which they called pachavee (little water bug), as amulets. A hole was bored in the head and the fossil was worn on a string. According to the Ute themselves, trilobite necklaces protect against disease and bullets.
